Pirates Owners Killed Bay-Braves Trade

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Pirates Owners Killed Bay-Braves Trade (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/pirates-owners.html)

By Tim Dierkes [July 28 at 12:36pm CST]
According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com (http://trades.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/07/bay_still_on_the_radar.html):
A proposed deal, which would have brought Jason Bay to Atlanta in exchange for four Minor Leaguers, was killed when presented to the Pirates owners for approval.
Bowman believes Pirates targets might include Brent Lillibridge, Brandon Jones, a talented A ball pitcher, and a marginal position player prospect. He says the Braves will continue to pursue Bay.

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If the Bucs can get a bunch of prospects for Bay, they should do it. The same goes for trading Wilson.

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If the Bucs can get a bunch of prospects for Bay, they should do it. The same goes for trading Wilson.
So, the same went for Marte and Nady?

If I was a pirates fan, I would be pissed.

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The headline only read "Pirates Owners Killed" I was like, damn that's shitty.

I see no reason why they don't trade him.

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So, the same went for Marte and Nady?

If I was a pirates fan, I would be pissed.

I am kind of a Pirates fan and the Pirates didn't get enough for those two. The Pirates should've made two separate trades, especially for Marte.

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The headline only read "Pirates Owners Killed" I was like, damn that's shitty.

I see no reason why they don't trade him.

Yeah, I noticed that. I just used the title of the blog entry.

[WSR]

The headline only read "Pirates Owners Killed" I was like, damn that's shitty.

I see no reason why they don't trade him.
Yeah, I read that too.

I don't care if they trade him, but at some point, prospects just aren't good enough and I bet the fans know that.

[The Game]

Yeah, I read that too.

I don't care if they trade him, but at some point, prospects just aren't good enough and I bet the fans know that.


We've been there before. Smaller market teams have no choice but to trade away for prospects. It wasn't until Mark A. came around before that changed in Milwaukee. They have to have owners that are willing to take a risk and put up more cash.

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We've been there before. Smaller market teams have no choice but to trade away for prospects. It wasn't until Mark A. came around before that changed in Milwaukee. They have to have owners that are willing to take a risk and put up more cash.
Oh, absolutely, but you would think they would get better with those prospects, but they're not.

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Oh, absolutely, but you would think they would get better with those prospects, but they're not.

I think they overvalued Nady and undervalued Marte. Also, if you don't get at least one major league-ready player in a trade like that then you've failed.

[Confidence Man]

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08211/900260-63.stm) talked to sources with the Pirates and Braves, who said there is no truth to the report. New ownership has not vetoed any trades.(source: MLB Trade Rumors)